The effect of ethylene content on the interaction between ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers and water-II: Influence of water sorption on the mechanical properties of EVOH copolymers

Polymer Testing

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 860-867

  Cabedo, Lluís ^a,b   Lagarón, José M ^a   Cava, David ^a   Saura, Juan J ^b   Giménez, Enrique ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

EVOH; Mechanical properties; Plasticization; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMERS; EVOH; PLASTICIZATION; WATER/EVOH INTERACTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COOLING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TESTING;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 33749432779     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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